What child has not been fascinated with magic; from a coin being pulled from their ear, to learning their very own card trick. Magic had been a secretive art passed down from pro to practitioner for over 100 years. When I was growing up a magazine became available on the newsstand called ' the Magic Magazine.' I remember hearing pros where so against the magazine because allow with great articles, advice, it introduced newer magicians like myself to some really great magic tricks to learn. Learning any art form can be challenging especially without a mentor/teacher. That is where I… Read More...
How do you know what kinds of activities and entertainment to choose for the seniors at their high school chem free party? A mixture of both is often a great solution. Some activities that allow the graduates to interact with each other thru games, inflatables, etc... and entertainers. You want to have some professional entertainers so the kids can kick back and enjoy the fun (it's a long night.) Make sure the entertainers you are considering have videos of them with the seniors; and then compare those with others w/ videos and go with the best reactions and skill/entertainment value!… Read More...
We see competitions everywhere in life. From Dancing with the stars, Olympics, chess tournaments, and yes even in magic. Competitions are funny animals...they are exciting, electrifying, disappointing, and an education. On paper it may look like so and so is going to win the gold medal in the Olympics, but muscles are torn, on any given day one individual could beat out another...strange happenings:) How do we go about ensuring fairness in the judging? The Olympics has one of the best solutions...a point system, but most importantly judges that know what they are looking for...the audience might go wild, but… Read More...
My son is an amazing boy who has autism and goes to the All aboard preschool at Easter Seals. The teachers, directors, and staff are all wonderful and help each child grow to their real potential. I often perform magic and make crayons, coins, etc... disappear and reappear behind my son's ears. One day at 'All Aboard Preschoól' the teachers were telling me of how my son was hiding crayons up his sleeve:) A funny scenario because I don't hide items up my sleeve...so somehow his mind created a hiding place that all laymen assume magicians use to our advantage.… Read More...
